Two FREE
Sewing Patterns!

Vogue 8615

Description

Retro-style dress made unique with funky gathering. You can read all about it on my blog Jorth!

Also, for those who wanted to know about the gathering, I made the skirt with a full skirt. Once the dress was fully completed, I gathered up sections of fabric to create fanned folds, then sewed these together on the wrong side, so no stitching could be seen on the right side. Using this method means that you may end up stitching through three or four layers of fabric. I did this in random places until I felt the skirt looked ‘right’.

Hey Darl – love the dress – in fact loved it so much I Googled the Vogue pattern number which lead me to your review on sewing.patternreview. Sleeves can be a real pain in the neck/arm. You did well to persevere with it – and I love what you have down with the full skirt. I agree with you – it is rather spiffy! It is just gorgeous.

PS – thanks for the tip re reducing arm fullness on the cap. I HATE putting sleeves in – my last effort was a 3 day, 4 attempt drama! I think you are right – tight weave fabrics with no give can be the death of you with this. I ended up having to do 3 rows of ease stitch to get it in….

Instant Glamour: 6 NEW Women's Plus Patterns

BurdaStyle is a DIY fashion and sewing community. Our aim is to bring the craft of sewing to a new generation of fashion designers, hobbyists, DIY'ers, and inspire fashion enthusiasts. We offer downloadable PDF sewing patterns, project ideas, tutorials and a community passionate about fashion. Press coverage on BurdaStyle can be found here.